self-promoting

ˌsɛlfprəˈmoʊtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of self-promoting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

publicityactively publicizing oneself or one's achievements

Her self-promoting behavior on social media gained her many followers.

advancingseeking to advance one's own position

His self-promoting tactics at work annoyed his colleagues.

self-interested

self-seeking

self-serving

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Origin of self-promoting

English, self (oneself) + promote (advance)

Terms with self-promoting included in their meaning

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objectivism

personal gain

Ayn Rand's philosophy promoting reason and self-interest

whoring

adj.

self-promotion

acting in a shamelessly self-promoting manner

libertarian Marxism

workers' self-management

ideology promoting workers' self-management and direct democracy

national-anarchism

stateless communities

movement promoting self-sufficient communities free from state control

Examples of self-promoting in a sentence

The author's self-promoting tactics boosted book sales.
Her self-promoting behavior was evident in every meeting.
He was known for his self-promoting social media posts.

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French:auto-promotionnel, égocentrique, ...
German:selbstdarstellerisch, ichbezogen, ...
Italian:auto-promozionale, ...
Spanish:autopromocional, autopromoción, ...
Portuguese:auto-divulgação, auto-promocional, ...
Chinese:自我宣传的, 爱出风头的, ...
Japanese:自己宣伝の, 自己昇進の, ...
Arabic:مُرَوِّج لِنَفْسِهِ, انتهازيّ, ...
Hebrew:מְקַדֵּם אֶת עַצְמוֹ, ...
Russian:саморекламный, самопродвигающийся, ...
Ukrainian:самореклама, самопросування, ...
Hindi:आत्मप्रचारक, स्वयं-प्रगति, ...
Bengali:আত্মপ্রচারমূলক, ...
Catalan:autopromocional, ...
Czech:sebeprezentační, kariéristický, ...
Danish:selvpromoverende, ...
Dutch:zelfpromotie, zelfbevordering, ...
Greek:αυτοπροβαλλόμενος, αυτοπροωθούμενος, ...
Hungarian:önreklámozó, karrierista, ...
Khmer:លើកតម្កើងខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:자기 홍보, 자기 진급, ...
Persian:خودنما, خودپیشبردی, ...
Polish:autopromocyjny, autopromocja, ...
Portuguese (BR):autopromocional, ...
Romanian:auto-promovare, ...
Swedish:självfrämjande, ...
Thai:ที่ชอบประชาสัมพันธ์ตัวเอง, การโปรโมทตัวเอง, ...
Turkish:kendini tanıtma, ...
Vietnamese:tự quảng bá, tự thăng tiến, ...

self-promote

sɛlf-prəˈməʊt

Definition of self-promote - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

personal image

Rare

make yourself look good or important to others

Rare

She tries to self-promote at every meeting.
He tends to self-promote on social media.
Don't self-promote during the team presentation.

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French:se mettre en avant, ...
German:sich selbst promoten, ...
Italian:autopromuoversi, ...
Spanish:autopromocionarse, ...
Portuguese:auto-promover-se, ...
Chinese:自我推销, ...
Japanese:自己宣伝する, ...
Arabic:رَوَّجَ لِنَفْسِهِ, ...
Hebrew:לְקַדֵּם אֶת עַצְמְךָ, ...
Russian:саморекламироваться, ...
Ukrainian:саморекламуватися, ...
Hindi:स्वयं का प्रचार करना, ...
Bengali:নিজেকে উপস্থাপন করা, ...
Catalan:autopromocionar-se, ...
Czech:sebeprezentovat se, ...
Danish:selvpromovere, ...
Dutch:zichzelf promoten, ...
Greek:αυτοπροβάλλομαι, ...
Hungarian:önmagát fényezni, ...
Khmer:លើកតម្កើងខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:자기 홍보하다, ...
Persian:برای خود تبلیغ کردن, ...
Polish:promować się, ...
Portuguese (BR):autopromover-se, ...
Romanian:a se autopromova, ...
Swedish:självpromota, ...
Thai:โปรโมตตัวเอง, ...
Turkish:kendini göstermek, ...
Vietnamese:tự quảng bá, ...

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